erinlyndon
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Thanks for all the replies[emoji4]
Thank you for caring for her!Yeah will do
Unfortunately even a varied diet can be not enough.I'm really not sure... I feed her a variety of different foods so she should be getting all of her minerals, its winter here now though so i have just been giving her mixed lettuce from the shop
Yeah, i might have to get some mineral powders if thats the case. Ive contacted my seller, hes very experienced with tortoises...and he gives free advise[emoji23]. But i will go to the vet anyway i thinkUnfortunately even a varied diet can be not enough.
My tort started trying to eat rocks(almost as big as he was). He tried so hard that I was worried he would hurt his beak. Luckily I had read on here that it was a sign that he needed some kind of mineral. Started adding mineral powder to his food(twice a week at first but now once a week)
He gets a HUGE variety of foods and it still happened. They don't always show signs that something is missing.
My theory was that if he has had a deficiency for a while this may be a side effect? I'm not an expert so I'm asking as much as advising..
Has she calcium to eat ( cuttle bone or cooked egg shell crushed ) ?I'm really not sure... I feed her a variety of different foods so she should be getting all of her minerals, its winter here now though so i have just been giving her mixed lettuce from the shop
Yeah i have a few cuttle bonesHas she calcium to eat ( cuttle bone or cooked egg shell crushed ) ?
And have you ever seen that she eats them ?Yeah i have a few cuttle bones
Yeah occasionallyAnd have you ever seen that she eats them ?
I am not an expert and all my "theories" are just that. We all want to help figure out what is wrong with your tortI was thinking iodine deficiency myself.
Calcium usually affects bone. To my untrained eye it looks like an issue with perception/motor skills.
Blood tests could tell for sure..
Please keep us informed on how things go. Anything learned could help others too
That`s what I try to do too.I am not an expert and all my "theories" are just that. We all want to help figure out what is wrong with your tort
Aw thanks... Will doBest wishes! Plz keep us updated... every time I see a sick tort I get a pit in my stomach
Look here if there are things that you feed that shouldn`t be fed, but I still thinking that she needs more warmth.Mixed lettuce, eg frisée, lambs lettuce and radicchio. Ive given her a bit of spinach and any weeds, grasses and plants that are still alive in the garden (that are tortoise safe) and i give her a little bit of fruit every month. I tried her with a few blueberries today (her favourite) she ate one but very slowly compared with that video i showed u
Oh thats the website i use, i check everything before i give her it. I have moved my light down a little and have put a portable heater in my room next to the enclosureLook here if there are things that you feed that shouldn`t be fed, but I still thinking that she needs more warmth.
http://www.thetortoisetable.org.uk/
Thank you for trying to upper the temps in her enclosure. Please keep us updated if this change makes a change in her behavior.Oh thats the website i use, i check everything before i give her it. I have moved my light down a little and have put a portable heater in my room next to the enclosure
Still my opinion, that she needs to go to the vet ASAP. The fact she seems unable to open her mouth properly and normally is not good.She does look sick now. I would take her to a good reptile vet.
Yeah i still havent been able to go unfortunately, we've had quite a bit of snow where i am and its a 30ish minute drive to our closest vet.Still my opinion, that she needs to go to the vet ASAP. The fact she seems unable to open her mouth properly and normally is not good.
Sorry i didnt reply, i think it actually has improved her behaviour a little. Shes still not great and i will need to see a vet but ive managed to get her to eat more than she has been.Thank you for trying to upper the temps in her enclosure. Please keep us updated if this change makes a change in her behavior.